Cycle kart mystery solved! Q&A common questions about building cycle karts

Wow a lot more cycle kart fans out there than I thought! You guys asked a lot of questions after my last video so here are some answere and a bunch or extra info about cycle karts.
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[@SilentSooYun]

That rear suspension is fantastic! It reminds me of some older RC cars that I used to race: I was wondering how well it would work when scaled up :) I also love that this is a family hobby for you and yours. Even your "mechanic" is looking adorable in her overalls :D

[@TheJunkHunter]

It works well, makes it much easier to go fast on rough surfaces

[@hadlock]

Time to build a second one and do a whole video series on it! Would love a better close up of the suspension or maybe a crude diagram? Great videos keep posting them

[@TheJunkHunter]

Spoiler alert , I already built a second one and it’s completely different but equally as complicated, I will be showing it next week. But your right, it’s really hard to see the rear suspension. If you pause the video on some of those photos before I put the body on you can get a better view.

[@olsonspeed]

Thanks for the information, great insight and wisdom for new and prospective cyclekart pilots.

[@TheJunkHunter]

Thank you for the kind words:)

[@olsonspeed]

Saturday event time?@@TheJunkHunter

[@TheJunkHunter]

@@olsonspeed 9-2 I believe

[@JennerIIC]

Love to see these cyclekart videos, great job! I can't wait to see one on the Spider.

[@TheJunkHunter]

I can’t wait to make the video on the spider , I am really proud of that build and it’s very photogenic

[@renegadecyclekarts]

Bravo! Hope to see you at the Huntsville GP next year.

[@TheJunkHunter]

I hope so too!

[@oneskydog6768]

Subscribed. See you at Huntsville V!

[@garymonhurel414]

Which car is your no. 17 cyclekart designed after ? It's a fantastic looking cyclekart !!

[@TheJunkHunter]

Car 17 the Talbot Lago t26c was the first Kart I built. Then the GN Spider was the 2nd one. About to start on my 3rd!

[@joshvaughn3282]

Can you tell me the app you use to overlay images for correct proportions? Thanks

[@TheJunkHunter]

It’s pretty basic , just called “ Dash cam”. I went on the App Store and just searched for “Dash cam with speedo”

[@stevevinson6030]

Great video Zach

[@TheJunkHunter]

Thanks!

[@kennethlindahl9206]

I am in spokane looking for events I can watch and look at the carts I want to build one just dont have the cash got welders, motors and other sundry items it will be the wheels that will be hard to source and expensive

[@TheJunkHunter]

You will want to join the face book group or at least go look at the cycle karts of North America group, that’s where a lot of the event info is. We have a couple of guys from Spokane area that come to the events in Seattle so there are some karts over there to check out. If you go to www.cyclekartclub.com and introduce your self I am sure you will be able to connect with them. As for building a kart, I say buy 50$ worth of 1x1 square stock and get to work on what you have , then in a month or two when you run out of stuff to do spend another 50-100$ and build a little more. Before you know it you will have a kart with very little impact to the budget. That’s what most of us do.

[@kennethlindahl9206]

@@TheJunkHunter it is the wheels that I am have troubles with I have an old trailer I am gunna get the frame rails from I dont do facebook but I am on the cycle Kart club fourm .......no contacts

[@michaeldesilvio221]

Could I make a street legal cycle car?

[@TheJunkHunter]

Well anything is possible with enough time and money but realistically no. Nor would you want to, they would be uninsurable and extremely dangerous to drive on The road with full size cars. in the long run the process of getting a VIN so that state patrol would approve it to be a licensed vehicle would be unlikely to every happen.

[@mikerogers1216]

There's a guy in Virginia who built a kart that is very similar to a Cyclekart and is street legal, but there are significant differences. Head, tail and brake lights, turn signals, horn, 21" wheels and a 3-speed tranny. Not exactly a Cyclekart, but if you really want to, it is possible in some places.

[@TheJunkHunter]

@@mikerogers1216 that would be a Cycle Car. The goal of the cycle Karts its to keep them simple, no front brakes, simple engines, no lights.

[@mikerogers1216]

@@TheJunkHunter Well, it's not quite a cycle car. It falls somewhere in between. Do a search. If you see it you can then decide what YOU want to call it. As far as I'm concerned it's a street legal Cyclekart.

[@carlericvonkleistiii2188]

If you want something small and street legal, look into the King Midget automobile. It was produced in the US in the 50s through the 70s, and is a two seater with a lawnmower engine.